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When young, pretty Catherine Bailey meets Lee Brightman, she can't believe her luck. Gorgeous, charismatic Lee seems almost too perfect to be true. But what begins as flattering attention and spontaneous, passionate sex transforms into raging jealousy, and Catherine soon discovers that Lee's good looks hide a dark, violent nature. Disturbed by his controlling behavior, she tries to break it off and is stunned when her friends don't believe her. Isolated and driven into the darkest corner of her world, a desperate Catherine plans a meticulous escape.

Four years later, Lee is behind bars and Catherine—now Cathy—is trying to build a new life in a new city. The trauma of the past still haunts her. Then Stuart Richardson, her attractive new neighbor, moves in. Encouraging her to confront her fears, he sparks unexpected hope and the possibility of love and a normal life.

Until the day the phone rings . . .

About The Author

Elizabeth Haynes is a former police intelligence analyst, a civilian role that involves determining patterns in offending and criminal behavior. She is theNew York Timesbestselling author ofInto the Darkest Corner,Dark Tide,Human Remains, and, most recently,Under a Silent Moon, the first installment of the Briarstone crime series.

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Reviews

Rated 5 out of
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Danica from
MUST READI felt like I was in this book with how she described everything the character was going through. I could not put it down.

Date published: 2018-01-03

Rated 5 out of
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Claire from
Chilling and impossible to put downChilling, accurate portrayal of OCD and domestic violence. I was drawn in from the very first page and couldn't stop reading. I can't believe this is Haynes' first novel, it's perfect and intense and honestly bone chilling.
Trigger warning: several scenes of humiliating sexual violence. Make sure you have a buddy close by to hug after reading those horrifying chapters.

Date published: 2017-10-31

Rated 5 out of
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Lynda from
Into the Darkest CornerIncredible and very realistic story about OCD and an abusive relationship, very hard to put down.

Date published: 2017-10-13

Rated 5 out of
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Abby from
Into The Darkest CornerEmotional and dark. A good read.

Date published: 2017-06-27

Rated 5 out of
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Caroline from
Into the Darkest CornerVery realistic and such a great thriller.

Date published: 2017-06-27

Rated 5 out of
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Maxine from
Loved this thrillerVery hard to put this book down, great thriller #plumreview

Date published: 2017-04-07

Rated 5 out of
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Paul from
ThrillingI started and finished within 4 days! Such a good book if you're looking for a thriller!!

Date published: 2017-03-23

Rated 4 out of
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Tania from
Couldn't put it downthe story got really intense halfway through, i couldn't put it down. #plumreview

Date published: 2017-03-06

Rated 5 out of
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Jennifer from
Great readI found this book to be incredibly intense to the point of being difficult to put down. Very well-written characters and excellent story-telling. It was difficult to read at times because of the content. Worth a read all the same.

Date published: 2017-02-05

Rated 4 out of
5 by
amyslibrary4000books from
couldn't find a place to stop reading!It is strange to say you love a book that is full of abuse and psychological manipulation, but I must have because I could barely put it down. I was stuck in the bathtub for 3 hours because I couldn't find a place to stop reading. It took me that long to realize that there were no chapters to remind you to take a break! I am usually not very fond of books that take you back and forth from the present to the past but the author did it so cleverly that it was almost seamless. The only sentence that took me completely out of the story was at the beginning, on page 14, where she wrote "...the party they'd had had lasted all night". I had to read it over at least 5 times and still can't get it out of my head because I don't think I've ever read a sentence with 3 'had's in a row!! Crazy.

Date published: 2017-01-29

Rated 5 out of
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Mom76 from
Great Read!Really enjoyed this book. Kept me entertained throughout. I've read it twice since buying it!

Date published: 2016-12-20

Rated 5 out of
5 by
nppn from
one of my favourite book of all timebrought this 3 years ago. the plot was catchy and new. it was confusing at first because it was written in a dairy form where one chapter would be her life now, the next would be her life another time, it refers back and forth. i love how the author incorporated so much OCD info in the book, i learnt a lot of things about OCD while i read the book.

Date published: 2016-12-07

Rated 4 out of
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Rumsha from
I loved it!One of the best books written about abusive relationships hands down! It really shows the damage an abusive relationship can do to someone!

Date published: 2016-11-30

Rated 4 out of
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Victoria from
Creepy thrillerWasn't sure what to expect when I read this one, but I definitely got into it once the book got past the first third. Like another reviewer said, it was a nail-biter!

Date published: 2016-11-20

Rated 5 out of
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Kait from
LOVE LOVE LOVEThrilling, suspensful and relatable. I love tha EH writes such strong female leads

Date published: 2016-11-11

Rated 5 out of
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Charlotte from
OMG AMAZINGAt first a little hard to follow the dates but you get over that really fast. Nail biter book!!!

Date published: 2016-07-22

Rated 4 out of
5 by
Boop from
A great buy at any price!I picked up this book for a bargain and said what the heck i'll give it a whirl. IT WAS AWESOME!
I would recommend it to anyone. I loved the characters and it was really well written. I was hooked from page one. Disturbing subject matter but a great story.

Date published: 2016-03-09

Rated 5 out of
5 by
Kathy S. from
Loved it!This story had me hooked from the first page. Loved the characters! Well written. I had to keep reading any chance I could. Now my only problem is what to read after this.

Date published: 2015-10-18

Rated 5 out of
5 by
cherryblaster from
Very dark, very violent, very REAL!I usually like books with a darker tone, but man, I literally lost sleep thinking about this book after putting it down each night (which was extremely hard to do). I woke up at 3 in the morning with my brain just going a mile a minute about this story.
Extremely well written. Riveting. Scary. Violent.
I have had a previous experience with dealing with a stalker, but nothing to the extent of this book. It was hard for me to read what Cathy was going through because I was feeling it right there along with her.
I picked this book on a whim, not knowing what to expect, and I was not disappointed. An excellent read.

Date published: 2015-01-09

Rated 4 out of
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Meg from
IntenseTook me a little to get into it at first, but then I was absolutely hooked! Couldn't stop reading it any chance I had.

Date published: 2014-09-30

Rated 5 out of
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Celena from
AmazingSpeechless. I literally lived and breathed this book until I finished it. I've found my first favourite book. Elizabeth Haynes is a brilliant writer. Please make a movie!

Date published: 2014-09-20

Rated 4 out of
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Rose from
Into the Darkest CornerFantastic book. Very suspenseful &intriguing! I could hardly put it down!

Date published: 2014-06-02

Rated 5 out of
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Rose from
Into the Darkest CornerFantastic book. Very suspenseful &intriguing! I could hardly put it down!

Date published: 2014-06-02

Rated 5 out of
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Cristina_Mandras from
Wow!She's a great writer! Loved this book.

Date published: 2014-03-25

Rated 5 out of
5 by
AgnesW from
Could not put down!A page turner! Book flips between the years. You start to get lost Catherine's world of despair; you want her to snap out of it and start living again!

Date published: 2014-02-27

Rated 5 out of
5 by
jpuffin from
Into the Darkest CornerUniquely written thriller. Just had to keep reading one more page as I knew something was going to happen. Highly recommended!

Date published: 2014-02-06

Rated 5 out of
5 by
Anonymous from
Into the Darkest CornerLoved it! I couldn't put this book down! Elizabeth Haynes is able to place the reader inside the head of a woman suffering from OCD.

Date published: 2014-01-24

Rated 5 out of
5 by
Anonymous from
Into the Darkest CornerI loved it! I couldn't put the book down! Elizabeth Haynes takes you inside the mind of a woman suffering from OCD and tells her story and how she is able to overcome fears.

Date published: 2014-01-23

Rated 5 out of
5 by
Pauline from
Into the Darkest CornerThe book was so scary but I just couldn't put it down.

Date published: 2014-01-20

Rated 5 out of
5 by
Natasha from
In to darkest cornerRivetting from beginning to end... Could not put the book down.

Date published: 2013-06-23

Rated 5 out of
5 by
Christine from
Amazing and awesomeLoved everything about this book...especially the last few pages :))

Date published: 2013-04-15

Rated 5 out of
5 by
Jill from
Unsettling but great read!I wasn't sure if I really wanted to read this book because of the subject matter, but found I couldn't wait to pick it up again. Excellent book, but very disturbing at the same time because it is so believable.

Date published: 2012-11-05

Rated 5 out of
5 by
Myrna-lynn from
Absolutely RivetingThis book is so suspenseful that at times I thought I was going to have a full blown panic attack myself. If you enjoy suspenseful reads you cannot pass this book up. Excellent debut novel and so looking forward to reading her next one.

Date published: 2012-09-04

Rated 5 out of
5 by
Booky from
Kept me up at nightElizabeth Haynes writes a great first book with Into the Darkest Corner. This is the guy you wish, pray and hope your daughters, your sisters, your friends, never meet, never fall in love with. So perfect in so many ways, he knows how to make you brush off the evil. Perfect book for a evening with a glass of wine and a warm blanket to ward off the dredges of his perfect evilness. Looking forward to her next book.

Date published: 2012-07-22

Rated 5 out of
5 by
Danielle_Shay from
Run to the bookstore!This book was recommended to me by another wonderful author, Chevy Stevens. I stayed away from the tv for 3 nights because I couldn't get my nose out of this book! It's the story of an abused woman, but the way it's written, the tension builds with every chapter. It goes from the past to the present, so we dont know what really happened to her until late in the book. If you want a suspense full book, this is it. Amazing!

Date published: 2012-07-09

Rated 5 out of
5 by
Caitie_Perry from
Into the Darkest Corner Sure is DarkThis was a very intense book and, at times, almost hard to read. However, do not get me wrong, this book was excellent. It was so well done and well written, but the subject matter is dark and there is no way around that. Domestic violence is never an easy subject to tackle. Darkest Corner jumps back and forth between Cathy's past in 2003 and her present in 2007, so we slowly get to see what happened to her to make her so obsessive compulsive. I could barely put this book down and just throoughly enjoyed it, even though it was, at points, disturbing and terrifying.